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Infromal extemporaneous Remarks of the President in Chillicothe, Texas

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Infrormal Extemporaneous Remarks of the president in Purcell, Oklahoma

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J. F. Bando letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt in reaction to first Fireside Chat.

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Letter from Amelia Earhart to President Roosevelt Regarding her World Flight

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In this letter, Amelia Earhart writes to President Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding her world flight. Earhart asks Roosevelt for help coordinating with the Navy to refuel her plane in air over Midway Island.

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Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to R. D. W. Connor

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Letter from Kenesaw Landis to President Franklin D. Roosevelt Regarding Baseball

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This letter from Kenesaw Landis is known as the red light letter and includes the White House transcript.

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Letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Kenesaw Landis Regarding Baseball

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This letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt is known as the green light letter.

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Letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from a Child

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Original caption: Letter to FDR from child "the best president ever" and handicapped.

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Letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from a Child Regarding the Inauguration and the Weather

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Letter, Amelia Earhart to Eleanor Roosevelt

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Original Exhibition Caption: Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and her husband, publisher George Putnam, were friends of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and stayed at the White House on several occasions. During their April 20, 1933, visit, Earhart, Putnam, and Eleanor took an impromptu after-dinner flight. Departing the White House for a nearby airfield, they boarded an Eastern Airlines plane for a roundtrip flight from Washington, DC, to Baltimore. Some press accounts reported that Earhart piloted the aircraft during part of their journey. She mentions the flight in this letter. In 1937, the Roosevelts would share in the nation's sorrow when Earhart disappeared during her attempt at an around-the-world flight. Her fate remains a mystery.

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Letter, Bette Davis and Roddy McDowall to Franklin Roosevelt

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Original Exhibition Caption: During World War II, Hollywood stars created the "Hollywood Canteen," a free social club hosted by actors for American servicemen and women. In January 1943, the Canteen's president, film star Bette Davis, sent FDR this birthday greeting. Young actor Roddy McDowall added his name at the bottom of the letter.

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Letter, Cab Calloway to Franklin Roosevelt

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Original Exhibition Caption: Singer and big band leader Cabell "Cab" Calloway headed one of America's most popular dance bands during the 1930s and 1940s. In July 1941, he sent FDR an autographed conductor's baton as a token of his respect. Calloway had used this baton since the start of his career as an orchestra leader and considered it "my most cherished possession." He may have been motivated to present this extraordinary gift because of President Roosevelt's recent Executive Order 8802, issued on June 25, 1941. It outlawed racial discrimination in the nation's defense industry.

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